chime
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When Dino did chime in with advice, it was often about controlling the strike zone, being a complete hitter rather than just a slugger, and valuing fundamentals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
A chime brings the sound bath to its formal end, signaling us to reacquaint ourselves with the physical present, to officially “wake up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
The league is also expected to pass new rules that would give staff inside the NFL’s video command center in New York the authority to chime in with more penalty calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Globally, the usual suspects were quick to chime in with the usual critiques.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
I take a seat next to them and chime in.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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The council said the law required a 19:00 cut-off time for ice cream van operators to use their chimes, but it did not "prevent them from trading after this time".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
An ice cream man has been hit with a noise complaint by someone who did not like the loud chimes from his van.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“It’s so not casual,” Shawkat chimes in, helpfully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I’d be curious if Peters chimes in on the question, having changed his mind on acquisitions not long ago.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
A few fairies played among the chimes, making soft music.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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“But it didn’t,” chimed in her friend, Lakshita Singhania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
From the passenger's seat, Yegor's wife, settled into the car's leather seats, chimed in.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
I think his son Rex Jones chimed in.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
With Swift's resources, "You're gonna be able to make anything look pretty," Maxey chimed in.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
"Routine lessens risk," her father chimed in, scarfing his food because he had a flight to catch.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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But as the Canadian prime minister was talking, Trump, frustrated with a technical issue that prevented him from chiming in, lobbed the device over the Resolute Desk and onto the floor, an official present said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
He went on to form The Smiths with Morrissey in 1982, defining an entire era of indie music with his intricate, chiming tones - rooted in British pop, while stubbornly avoiding cliché.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
In the years that followed, whenever she popped up in the news, Trump couldn’t stop himself from chiming in.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
And together they honored another kind of star from the “Wallace” films, chiming together, “Cracking cheese, Gromit!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Now this singing warbled up from around a bend in the creek, like a bad barbershop quartet with extra voices chiming in: Camptou’n ladies sing this sung, Doo-dah. doo-dah.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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